Sterling Airport
| Sterling Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: 3B3 – ICAO: K3B3 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Monadnock Realty Corporation | ||
| Location | Sterling, Massachusetts | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 459 ft / 140 m | ||
| Coordinates | 42°25′33.3000″N 71°47′34.3000″W / 42.425917°N 71.792861°WCoordinates: 42°25′33.3000″N 71°47′34.3000″W / 42.425917°N 71.792861°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 3,086 | 941 | Asphalt |
Sterling Airport (IATA: 3B3, ICAO: K3B3), in Sterling, Massachusetts, is a public airport owned by Monadnock Realty Corporation. It has one runway, averages 143 flights per day, and has approximately 78 aircraft based on its field.[1]
It is a fairly inexpensive place to rent airplanes, as the starting rate is $75/hour for a two-seater Cessna 150. The airport has lots of parking spaces out in the sun or in hangars. The Sterling Airport closes its runways in October when the Sterling Fair is up and running at the airport, during which time, all the aircraft tied down on the field must be flown elsewhere. Even the glider trailers are moved off-field. But after the fair, the airport opens for normal operations once again.
Sterling Airport is also the home of the Greater Boston Soaring Club.
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